Based on equal parts Grenache and Syrah brought up in tank, the 2021 Gigondas has an old school vibe in its red fruits, Christmas spice, flower, and white pepper-driven aromatics. Medium-bodied, pure, and silky on the palate, it should drink nicely right ...
The latest release of Taittinger's NV Brut La Française is decidedly youthful out of the gates, offering up notes of green apple, warm biscuits, fresh bread and citrus oil. Medium-bodied, bright and pillowy, with tangy acids and a fleshy core of fruit, it...
A blend of 30% Mourvèdre, 30% Syrah, 30% Grenache and 10% Cinsault, the 2022 Cotes du Rhone Coudoulet de Beaucastel exhales a delicate, perfumed bouquet of black cherries, spices, violets and spring flowers. It’s medium to full-bodied, enveloping and laye...
This small parcel, known as a ‘clos’, formerly belonged to the Kings of France. It was considered one of the appellation’s best parcels and was purchased by the Faiveley family in 1971. This wine could be compared to a Côte de Nuits village in terms of its delicate tannins and length on the palate.
The 2022 Givry Rouge à Vigne has a lovely nose. There’s real purity of fruit here, showing effervescent red cherries and wild strawberries mixed with rose petals. The palate is medium-bodied and very precise, with silky tannins and a mineral-driven finish...
This is ripe yet exuberantly fresh with bright aromas of both red and dark berries, spice, soft wood and a whiff of floral character. There is a similar level of freshness on the palate of the medium-bodied flavors that manage to be at once rich yet deta...
Ripe and even fresher aromas derive more from the red side of the fruit spectrum while displaying background hints of earth and spice, especially anise. There is fine density to the utterly delicious medium weight flavors that possess a powerful yet refin...